Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Humans are a weird species and do things that are strange, can someone explain why? My reason for asking is. If I open a packet of biscuits and get near the bottom why do i push the biscuits up to the top, taking the risk of breaking them, instead of opening the bottom which would give me easier access to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) I do lots of weird things in my head and I’m general, don’t know why? Some examples are: I count stairs when I go up or down them, have done since I was a child, I know the numbers of stairs in my folks, brothers & sisters houses, my brother in London, I’ve only been in that once and know he has 2 stairs to a landing, turn left them there’s another 12. I count things back and forth until I come to an even number, again from a child. I remember counting the panels of a stained glass window in church until I got to 40. (The number that is, I haven’t sat in a church for 30+ years counting a window) that would be fucking weird I count steps that I take, a run of the mill estate fence will have 2 steps between posts and a gate has 1, it’s also 11 paces from the street sign across the road from my folks house to their front door. Volume on the tv/radio/speakers has to be at a multiple of 5. The mugs on the tree have to be all facing the same way, as does the cutlery in the drawer. My wife thought I may have ocd, but that theory was disproven when I told her the T-shirt’s in my wardrobe didn’t annoy me that they weren’t in alphabetical order of brand and colour. Apart from that, I’ve no idea what you’re talking about 😂 Edited March 9, 2019 by dandydunn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 If I cross the road and there are broken white lines on it I always aim for a gap and not the painted area, don't know why but I do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 25 minutes ago, bonzo said: If I cross the road and there are broken white lines on it I always aim for a gap and not the painted area, don't know why but I do it. Weirdo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, dandydunn said: Weirdo Too right 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Beem Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Last one awake in the house, sitting downstairs, lock up the house and put the lights off but then sprint up the stairs to bed as if being pursued by a monster, alien, mass murderer etc . 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 If I’m in bed and I remember I need to do something the next day I’ll pick something up from the drawer at the side of my bed and throw it across the room on to the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 14 hours ago, dandydunn said: I do lots of weird things in my head and I’m general, don’t know why? Some examples are: I count stairs when I go up or down them, have done since I was a child, I know the numbers of stairs in my folks, brothers & sisters houses, my brother in London, I’ve only been in that once and know he has 2 stairs to a landing, turn left them there’s another 12. I count things back and forth until I come to an even number, again from a child. I remember counting the panels of a stained glass window in church until I got to 40. (The number that is, I haven’t sat in a church for 30+ years counting a window) that would be fucking weird I count steps that I take, a run of the mill estate fence will have 2 steps between posts and a gate has 1, it’s also 11 paces from the street sign across the road from my folks house to their front door. Volume on the tv/radio/speakers has to be at a multiple of 5. The mugs on the tree have to be all facing the same way, as does the cutlery in the drawer. My wife thought I may have ocd, but that theory was disproven when I told her the T-shirt’s in my wardrobe didn’t annoy me that they weren’t in alphabetical order of brand and colour. Apart from that, I’ve no idea what you’re talking about 😂 I’m surprised you still have time for golf by the time you get through that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 32 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: I’m surprised you still have time for golf by the time you get through that list. Counting my shots on the golf course doesn’t take long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 Another thing i do and don't know why is that driving home from work i don't light a cigarette (unhealthy i know) until i reach the same point on the journey home.The more i think about it it's the same going to work in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padre Andrew Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Does anyone on the Board know of any women who do this kind of thing? Seems to be pretty much a bloke thing. I won't bother asking my wife's opinion: she'll just say that "all men are on the spectrum". 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 A question for everyone. Do you always sleep on the same side of the bed even if your not in your own bed, hotels etc. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Padre Andrew said: Does anyone on the Board know of any women who do this kind of thing? Seems to be pretty much a bloke thing. I won't bother asking my wife's opinion: she'll just say that "all men are on the spectrum". 😕 Nope. 57 minutes ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: A question for everyone. Do you always sleep on the same side of the bed even if your not in your own bed, hotels etc. Why? Yip. I have a sore right hip so sleep on my left side more. I would rather no be facing my husband all night so I sleep on the left side of the bed. I am pretty sure he feels the same. 20 hours ago, DoonTheSlope said: If I’m in bed and I remember I need to do something the next day I’ll pick something up from the drawer at the side of my bed and throw it across the room on to the floor Do you panic if there is no bedside table in a hotel room, or do you filter for ‘bedside tables’ on booking.com to ensure you get one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: Nope. Yip. I have a sore right hip so sleep on my left side more. I would rather no be facing my husband all night so I sleep on the left side of the bed. I am pretty sure he feels the same. Do you panic if there is no bedside table in a hotel room, or do you filter for ‘bedside tables’ on booking.com to ensure you get one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnbruman Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I have a strange compulsion to try and play over 100 new golf courses every year - managed it three years in a row - plus doing a pub crawl in each new place I stay in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Och Aye Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Volume on the TV has to be at an even number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: A question for everyone. Do you always sleep on the same side of the bed even if your not in your own bed, hotels etc. Why? Not only do I have to sleep on the same side in a hotel I like the bathroom to be in roughly the same place as it is in my house in relation to the bed. It's not the first time in a hotel when I've been really pished I've ended up out in corridor looking for the toilet. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I am upping the stakes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFootSoldier Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Similar but different, more sort of I know why we used to, why do we still... Wearing a shirt and tie, wearing a collar, 10 buttons and a tie, still thought of as smart attire. I thought we would have adopted a more practical view on clothes by now. Shaking hands, I remember watching John bishop giving an award to someone. He came on the stage shook hands, gave the award, shook hands and shook hands to say goodbye all within about 3 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, McFootSoldier said: Similar but different, more sort of I know why we used to, why do we still... Wearing a shirt and tie, wearing a collar, 10 buttons and a tie, still thought of as smart attire. I thought we would have adopted a more practical view on clothes by now. Shaking hands, I remember watching John bishop giving an award to someone. He came on the stage shook hands, gave the award, shook hands and shook hands to say goodbye all within about 3 minutes. Totally agree, WTF is awe that about? Shaking hands serves no other purpose other than spreading germs and pish, or possibly worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 20 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Totally agree, WTF is awe that about? Shaking hands serves no other purpose other than spreading germs and pish, or possibly worse. To show we don't have weapons and to keep your sword hand busy, isn't thta why everyone shakes hands. I prefer the nod or in some cases the salute to greet people or just say "HIYA" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I always have to put my left sock and left shoe on before the right of each. It's got to the stage my wife will occasionally hide the left shoe when I'm getting ready to try and force me to put the right one on first and I'll wait till she brings it back before I continue getting ready. When eating crisps I take them from the packet using the top of my index finger and tip of my middle finger as opposed to the traditional "thumb and finger tips" method. People think I'm a bit weird but doing it any other way feels wrong and makes my hands feel really grubby. I will never, ever walk over a manhole cover. If I'm in company walking along a road and see one directly ahead I'll drop back and walk behind someone to ensure I don't have to walk over it. There is no rational reason for this, I've never fallen down one, it's not superstition, it's just something that's developed over the years. When my team are taking a penalty I'll always tap my forehead just before it's taken. Goes back to being a wee boy watching Rangers when I used to wear a woolly hat with a badge on the front and for some reason I thought it was good luck to touch the badge at a penalty and it's stuck with me to this day. I no longer own the hat. I've also grown to realise that anyone catching me doing it out of the corner of their eye may think I'm crossing myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 32 minutes ago, Fairbairn said: I always have to put my left sock and left shoe on before the right of each. It's got to the stage my wife will occasionally hide the left shoe when I'm getting ready to try and force me to put the right one on first and I'll wait till she brings it back before I continue getting ready. I do that, sometimes I accidently pick up the right one, and put it back down, theres no way its going on first. Perfectly normal thing to do 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Fairbairn said: I always have to put my left sock and left shoe on before the right of each. It's got to the stage my wife will occasionally hide the left shoe when I'm getting ready to try and force me to put the right one on first and I'll wait till she brings it back before I continue getting ready. When eating crisps I take them from the packet using the top of my index finger and tip of my middle finger as opposed to the traditional "thumb and finger tips" method. People think I'm a bit weird but doing it any other way feels wrong and makes my hands feel really grubby. I will never, ever walk over a manhole cover. If I'm in company walking along a road and see one directly ahead I'll drop back and walk behind someone to ensure I don't have to walk over it. There is no rational reason for this, I've never fallen down one, it's not superstition, it's just something that's developed over the years. When my team are taking a penalty I'll always tap my forehead just before it's taken. Goes back to being a wee boy watching Rangers when I used to wear a woolly hat with a badge on the front and for some reason I thought it was good luck to touch the badge at a penalty and it's stuck with me to this day. I no longer own the hat. I've also grown to realise that anyone catching me doing it out of the corner of their eye may think I'm crossing myself! Aye, there is ya dafty. You don't need to have fallen down a manhole to have a wee bit of a clue as to what might happen if you ever did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviebee Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Fairbairn said: I always have to put my left sock and left shoe on before the right of each. It's got to the stage my wife will occasionally hide the left shoe when I'm getting ready to try and force me to put the right one on first and I'll wait till she brings it back before I continue getting ready. When eating crisps I take them from the packet using the top of my index finger and tip of my middle finger as opposed to the traditional "thumb and finger tips" method. People think I'm a bit weird but doing it any other way feels wrong and makes my hands feel really grubby. I will never, ever walk over a manhole cover. If I'm in company walking along a road and see one directly ahead I'll drop back and walk behind someone to ensure I don't have to walk over it. There is no rational reason for this, I've never fallen down one, it's not superstition, it's just something that's developed over the years. When my team are taking a penalty I'll always tap my forehead just before it's taken. Goes back to being a wee boy watching Rangers when I used to wear a woolly hat with a badge on the front and for some reason I thought it was good luck to touch the badge at a penalty and it's stuck with me to this day. I no longer own the hat. I've also grown to realise that anyone catching me doing it out of the corner of their eye may think I'm crossing myself! How can you tell what sock is the left one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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